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Genotypic variation
Other forms of heritable variation
Quantitative variation and heritability
Novel sources of genetic variation
The practice of plant breeding
Breeding methods
Plant Breeders' rights
New technologies for plant breeding
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Co-dominance

Co-dominance:    
Here both alleles are expressed   
Example: a hybrid between a red and a white flowered plant which produces red flowers with white patches  
Many proteins and DNA markers are like this - i.e., both parental alleles can be detected separately and equally